Leah took a quick detour to the restroom. When she returned, the round-faced woman who had been chatting with her was gone. People passing by mentioned that the head of the advertising department had suddenly fallen ill and left, deciding not to attend the company trip after all.
Leah: “…”
She’d scared off an employee.
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Twelve hours later, the Coast Starlight train arrived in San Francisco. The CEG employees disembarked and made their way to Aurora Grand, CEG’s seven-star luxury hotel.
For the next couple of days, the hotel was reserved exclusively for CEG staff. Its opulent, towering 12-meter-high lobby sparkled with crystal chandeliers, and every corner of the hotel gleamed with extravagance, from the diamond-studded walls to the unique architecture resembling a grand sailing shi
